Friday, February 1, 2013

Spelling Practice

We've had this magnetic wall and alphabet magnetsfor several years, but other than the magnets getting batted off the wall at every opportunity, they don't get much use. You see, although we followed the directions and put at least three (or was it four?) coats of magnetic paint on the walls, they barely hold lightweight magnets and you can forget holding up a piece of paper.

Recently, as I was struggling to engage Lucas in the practice of his spelling words (homework is a huge struggle every. single. day.), a light bulb went off.

We ran downstairs and pretended to be on the Electric Company -- pulling the letters down to form words. Yay for our magnetic wall! Yay for alphabet magnets! They certainly make spelling practice a lot more fun -- for both of us!

3 comments:

I tell ya, I think my husband is on coat 5 or 6, and testing is still showing a much weaker magnetic hold than we'd expected. He's going to just keep going until he finishes this second can, I think!

Love the idea with the letters. I think that will be copied in our kitchen for our younger kids. Maybe it can even facilitate sibling reading lessons as our 5 year old gets closer and closer to breaking the code. :)

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Hi! I'm Aimee aka Smiling Mama. I get the Mama title from Lucas (born in 2005) and Nathaniel (born in 2010). Along with my husband, Abel, we live in a creaky old house in a wonderful town in Prince George's County, MD. I work full-time outside the home and am seemingly unable to say no to a volunteer role. I believe in kindness, love lists, and do my best to keep smiling. Thanks for stopping by!